Topic: Speed limits on ramps?

[dr_spock]

Thanks for the explanation, Wolfe. 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

A number of decreasing radius off-ramps around Fredericton. I love bending the bike down into those when traffic is clear.

Going from Riverview (Moncton) to Hillsborough, there is one particularly treacherous corner. It's got it all: right-hand, blind, sharply downhill, decreasing radius, off-camber, rock face on the inside and deep ditch on the outside. I almost lost my Escort GT there one spring, lots of opposite lock and just made it around with the back wheels in the gravel on the wrong side of the road. Fortunately it was very early in the morning and no on-coming traffic. Lesson learned: Signage in rural NB should be paid attention to.

[tenpenny]

Sometimes I think: ' if they put up a sign, my god, it must be something!', and I slow down.  Some of the stuff we don't have signs on makes you wonder.  But it's fun when you know the road.

[sailor723]

Same thing on the ramp that connects Route 7 to Route 1 when driving from Fredericton to SJ. They finally had to add a bunch of rumble strips,flashing lights and multiple signs after people were hitting a rock cut with depressing regularity. I think the original problem was caused by not wanting to spend the $ to remove enough rock to build a proper radius. (probably often the case with ramps that are too tight)

[tenpenny]

I've never fully understood the issue with that ramp - I remember lots of people going off it when it was opened, but I have no issue doing it at 80 km/h...so I don't know what the problem is. 

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Yah, I never really understood the issue there either. Drove back and forth to Saint John for a year and a half. I did see black marks going into the corner quite frequently even with all the signs and whatnot.

At the other end of 7, where it meets the TCH in Oromocto, resides an awesome decreasing radius loop. I used to fly through there with my old two stroke GT550 in a cloud of blue smoke and sparks from the draggy bits. The Yamaha's cornering abilities are so high though, that I'd be going at stupid speeds to get the peg down. Sometimes less is more.